A painting exhibition is on at the Việt Nam Museum of Fine Arts, displaying 100 watercolour sketches by Vietnamese artists of different generations.

A 24-year-old woman from Paris won the Miss Universe crown on Monday, in a three-hour show in the Philippine capital that focused on diversity and overcoming life struggles, besting 85 hopefuls from all over the world.

Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi said on Sunday he will not attend next month's Academy Awards ceremony, comparing US President Donald Trump's visa ban on seven Muslim countries to the actions of hardliners in his own country.

Hundreds of people from 16 ethnic groups will gather at Việt Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism near the capital to celebrate Tết on February 4 and 5.

January 27 marks the start of the Year of Rooster, the tenth ranked of the Chinese zodiac animals, another Lunar New Year.

The country is celebrating the first days of a lunar new year, the Year of the Rooster, with hopes for a better year compared with the previous Year of the Monkey, which was a difficult year accompanied by disasters, unfavourable weather, as well as a challenging economic situation.

A Khèn (panpipe) Festival will open for the first time from January 30 to February 12 in Sa Pa in the northern province of Lào Cai.

Enjoying thủy tiên (Narcissus) plants during Tết has also been an elegant hobby dating back a long time for Hanoians.